"An affectionate ode to family, fish, and creative problem solving."--BookPage

"A joyfully Jewish yet also marvelously universal tale of a little girl who knows she can make a difference for her family's store... if only she gets the chance" -- Joy Preble, Brazos Bookstore

"Beau-ti-ful-ly illus-trat-ed....Shirley is one smart child, a real asset to her striv-ing fam-i-ly. She is full of inno-v-a-tive ideas, which are depict-ed by Cohen with both humor and respect"--Jewish Book Network

"Writer and illus-tra-tor Paula Cohen suc-ceeds in this beau-ti-ful-ly illus-trat-ed sto-ry about an enter-pris-ing lit-tle girl who deter-mines to save her family's shop by pro-mot-ing this dish to non-Jew-ish cus-tomers. Cohen deft-ly avoids a preachy tone, while con-vey-ing how peo-ple of dif-fer-ent back-grounds are both alike and dif-fer-ent. She also sends the mes-sage to young read-ers that they can make a dif-fer-ence, even when adults are skep-ti-cal of a child's abil-i-ty to change the course of events." -- Jewish Book Council

"Paula Cohen tells an all-American tale of the Yiddish diaspora in "Big Dreams, Small Fish," a charming picture book for 4- to 8-year-olds." -- Wall Street Journal

"It's a cute story with a happy ending, and comes with a short glossary of the Yiddish terms used in the book, as well as an explanation about gefilte fish and even a recipe for you to make your own!" --Geek Dad

"A take-charge, spunky girl character, Shirley jumps off the page with personality. Her Yiddish speaking relatives are also authentically depicted in this sweet tale. The charm of the story is enhanced by the digitally colored pencil sketches." -- Association of Jewish Libraries